Icelandic Culture

It has been over 3 years since the last eruption in Iceland. However, there are signs that an eruption might be in the works near remote Bárðarbunga - a powerful Icelandic volcano located on Vatnajökull glacier. Two major earthquake swarms have been measured since August 16th. Seismic acti­vity is of­ten the precursor of an erupti­on.

The Ice Cream Day will be celebrated in the town of Hveragerði, half an hour from Reykjavík, this Saturday. The Ice Cream Day has been held for a number of years but ice cream manufacturer Kjörís is located in the village. This year everyone will have the chance to taste ice cream made from breast milk.

Iceland's only surviving commercial goat farm, Háafell, is to be put up for auction soon, due to much dept on the farm. There are less than 820 Icelandic goats left on Earth and almost 400 of them will be slaughtered if the auction goes through.

World famous musician and photographer Bryan Adams is not unlikely to attend the 2014 Gay Pride Parade in Reykjavík, Iceland tomorrow, according to Guðbjartur Finnbjörnsson, the event manager for Adams' concerts in Iceland. The artist is a world known human rights activist.

The 16th annual Gay Pride festival will be celebrated this week, starting today. The festival is now called Reykjavik Pride and the festival's main event, the Reykjavík Pride parade will take place next Saturday downtown Reykjavík, beginning at 2 pm.